Photography

🥇 AOMS Award of Excellence

Photography, Middle Division

Artist: Ryan Rashidi

Grade: 6

Title:  The Sprout 

Artist Statement:  I am hopeful when I see a young sprout, rising from the ground by itself, surrounded by nothing else. It reminds me miracles can happen anywhere, and when I have doubts about myself or how things will turn out there are examples all around me about why I should always have hope.

🥈 AOMS Award of Merit

Photography, Middle Division

Artist: Lily Rashidi

Grade: 6

Title: Metamorphosis on the Rise 

Artist Statement: I captured this photo of a chrysalis hanging off a branch in my backyard. I positioned the camera with the sun in back of the chrysalis to emphasize the meaning of hope. To me, the chrysalis represented hope because of the transformation or metamorphosis happening inside, creating a new phase of life for the caterpillar. I am hopeful because the chrysalis is life, and life is a symbol of new hope.

🥉 AOMS Honorable Mention

Photography, Middle Division

Artist: Preston Rogow

Grade: 8

Title: Slam Diego

Artist Statement: I am hopeful because I am investing in my future. I am hopeful because I have found one of my life-long passions. I collect baseball cards. I send my most valuable cards to Professional Sports Authentic (PSA) to get them graded and authenticated. I grow more and more hopeful when I add cards like this graded autographed Slam Diego card to my collection.